Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 13
● As filed101 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

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Counts as USDA filed them
Montana reported 101 priced lines covering 1,431 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 912 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 302 head. replacement cattle receipts at 462 head.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Feb 13, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 912Last week 4,857Year ago 1,441
Slaughter CattleReceipts 302Last week 761Year ago 747
Replacement CattleReceipts 462Last week 3,373Year ago 558

Compared to last week: All feeder cattle were too lightly tested this week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Most calves were weaned this week. Although receipts were light this week demand for all feeder cattle remains good for all weights. Many heavy weight offerings were out of grow lots again this week. Several offerings were pushing some tag and overall cattle were more taggy this week compared to last. Demand for grass cattle remains strong as several local ranchers continue to compete with order buyers to buy cattle for this purpose. Market activity was active again this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly very good demand for light offerings. Packers continue to show good demand for cows and bulls this week as light receipts were seen this week. Western packers continue to be very aggressive as they bid on all offerings. Several offerings of fed cows were seen this week. Demand for these offerings was good. Feeding cow buyers were mostly pushed out of the market this week as packers pushed prices higher in order to secure offerings. Prices climbed as the week went on. All classes of slaughter cows sold 4.00-7.00 higher. Feeding cows were not well tested last week, no comparison is available. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Quality was mostly average. Weigh up conditions were mixed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2—843130.00130.00
3—510175.00175.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,070127.00127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1—485217.50217.50
9—625178.00–198.00185.14
3—578195.00195.00
6—740172.00172.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—493147.50147.50
5—418157.50157.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—420105.00105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4—81850.0050.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7—944126.00126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2—600169.00169.00
4—419208.00208.00
3—518200.50200.50
7—664172.00172.00
6—477197.50–200.00199.18
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3—417195.00195.00
12—498193.00193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2—833150.00150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22—603188.50–199.50193.65
10—574191.00–196.00193.46
31—667183.50–184.50183.89
7—532204.00204.00
12—725170.00170.00
49—484206.00–212.00211.25
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2—555192.00192.00
2—430197.50197.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—405192.50192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20—580198.00198.00
25—658184.00184.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7—31790.0090.00
9—42690.0090.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5—597189.50189.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20—478240.00–245.00243.71
48—815178.00–182.25181.61
32—568217.00–227.50222.61
19—610209.00–215.00211.47
83—728188.00–196.00195.53
20—688197.00–204.00198.09
27—528226.00–240.00235.95
8—959158.00158.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,030158.00158.00
7—754185.00185.00
10—556212.00212.00
9—503226.00226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3—973154.00154.00
6—832160.00160.00
17—694189.00–195.50190.50
5—747180.00180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6—774165.00165.00
3—840163.00163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—528187.50187.50
5—391210.00210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—478234.00234.00
4—346242.50242.50
26—672183.00–192.00187.10
4—973158.00158.00
2—850155.00155.00
4—585188.00–205.00192.14
6—926163.00163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
23—839175.50175.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5—791152.00152.00
2—438220.00220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)8—1,00173.5073.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)46—1,4071,285.00–1,325.001,303.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)29—1,3871,225.00–1,350.001,313.01
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)7—74370.0070.00
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open1—880100.00100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open65—1,08580.00–123.50100.34
(<2 yrs)Open15—1,056116.00–136.00123.32
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open14—1,267113.75–114.00113.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open5—974103.00–131.00117.75
Young (2-4 yrs)Open15—1,01077.00–110.0081.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6—1,61886.00–103.0098.50
4—1,936115.00–123.50117.33
13—1,748103.00–113.00109.07
1—2,255106.00106.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,150107.00107.00
13—1,00986.50–92.0090.36
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,25092.0092.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
107—1,64987.25–90.7589.55
1—1,77092.0092.00
12—1,41084.5084.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35—1,20179.00–89.0084.94
83—1,13068.00–82.5076.45
8—1,19990.00–94.0091.02
2—1,12065.00–68.0066.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61—1,37982.00–92.0088.20
1—1,00067.0067.00
16—1,34774.50–84.0081.73
15—1,43487.50–97.0092.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
63—1,54085.50–94.0090.14
26—1,60988.25–96.0089.40
1—1,66083.5083.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,42090.0090.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2—90083.00–85.0084.03
10—87761.00–80.0072.78
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3—87570.0070.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15—1,22587.00–87.7587.69
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12—1,15887.00–87.5087.04
Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.
Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Montana barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.